Telegram-herald., 1887-07-18
WATERING THE SHEEP
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sEFfttla for trl1g Wfs ca tlr text " " 9
eanIof, sntil al the Rocks be gathered 20
gothsf and tdl they FoA the stone from
tie scli mGufh the4 Ne water the
sheep. '-sfeaesls xxx. y
scene IA Aesopotania beautifully
pastoral a web ~ water q great value
Ia rhat region The nelis arouna about
it white With three Hocks Of sheep lying
down waiting for tha watering l hear
their bl1ating coming ca the bright air
and the laughter OF young men and
n1aidens inauiging N rustic repaFtee.
hook OF azd I see ether aocks IL she.p
coml1R MeanNhils Jacob a stranger
en- The Interesting ssraad u looking FOR a
wife. comes 20 tt.e well A beautiful
shepher,less c5nes b Jhe same well
see her approaching. followed BY her
fathers foek II sheep IL Was memo
Table meeting jacob married that shep-
kesdess. The Bible account Of 10 il.
Al 1cob kissed Rachel, and lifted up
rs voice aud wepf IL las always been
a rlysrsry O. ma what he found % cry
aboatl 0ls before that scene occurred,
jacob sccosts the shepherds and asks
taem Why they postpone the shaking OK
&c thirst OF these sheep and Why they
dld noc Immediately proceed % water
them. The shepherds reply % the effect:
80 tAAa ~ A-rt ta|RA'f AMI - a lttl-
Ter q courtesy We wait until al the sheep
o. ths neighoorhood come up Besides
that. this stone on the well s mouth Is
somewhat hsavy. aud several of Us take
iscid of Il and pusa 10 aside. ersi thea thef
huckels and the troughs ara flied, and
ia sheep are satisfied. We cannos. until
a. sne foeks srs gathered together. and
tll they roll the stone from the wells
mouth. then Ne water the sheep
Oh, this - a thirsty world Hot for
The head, and blslcrlrg for the feet, and
rarchins for the tongue. The worlds
great want - = cool. refreshing satisfying
draught We wander around and we
dad the cistera empty. Long and .edi-
ous drought has dried up the worlds
fountains, but nearly nineteen centuries
ago a shepherd with crook in thc shape OF
. cross, aEI feet cut % the bleeding, ex-
piored The desert passages OF this world,
aud one day came lcross > wei thou
sand feet deep bubbhag and bright and
opalcscert, and looked % the north, and
the sonfh, ard the east, and the west. and
erred cut wllh q voice strong and musical
that rang through the ages. s'Ho, every
ore that thirstcth, come ye 70 the watersg'
Now a great rock Of sheep today gatser
around this Gospel wei. There arc
great many thirsty souls. / wonder why
the docks OK al nations 90 not gather
why 50 many stay thirsty; and whilc
an wondering about e. nay text breaks
forth IN the explanation, saying; Eve
cannot. Until al the ficcks be gathered to-
gethsr, and til they roll the stone from
the wells mouth; thea We water the
shecp"
IF a herd OF swine come 10 a well they
0nSrly iostie each other for TIE prece-
dencs, n drove of cattle come 70 a well.
thcy hook each other back IRON the water,
but When eoc.S of sheep come, though n
hundred * them shall bc disappointed,
they only express it by sad bieasing they
como together peacefr.iy We want
CrectmrllitUdc % come around the Gospel
wei know there are those who do
not Ike crowd ~ they think a crowd
- vliEnr. IL they sre oppressed for room
IN church if makes them positively impa-
tent and belliSereu:. We have had peO-
pie permanently leave our church because
50 many other people come % f. No 50
did these oriental shepherds. They waited
un-ll AT the hccSs were gathered. rad the
more focks that came the better they
lfVi e. And 50 We CuCht 20 be anxious
that al the people should come lfO out
into The highways and the hedges and
compel them 20 come iu. Go 20 the rich
and tel them they are INDECENT without
the Gospel Of Jesus. Go 90 the poor and
tel them the cfruence there IL in Christ.
Go % the blind ard ter Them az the touch
that gives eternal illumination. Go %
the lame and tell them II TIE joy that
WI make thc lame man leap like hart.
Catter Oh the sheep cIf of al the noun
tcins. Mono 20 torn oi the dogs, none "a
sex. rono So worried. none SO dying, as 70
Be omitted Way uot gather a great
fock' An BruoA.yu in iock; AL New
York in q iocS. Ell London in @ iock. al
the wcrld IL iock. This Gospel well is
deep encu-h 70 PIT ont tho burning thirst
- the twelve hundred millions of the race.
% not ict the church. by a spirit cf ex-
cl1slgCnes9. keep che world ont let
down al the hars, swiAy oren oil tie
gates sClttcr ali f6e invitations. " hoso-
ever VIII. iet him come " Gene white
arii blerk Come, red men cf the forest
Come, IaQiandcr, cut e. the Snow. Come,
IaioSc1isr. ogt cf TIC heat Come in
FRS. Co,oo paRiin- under pnlnl leaves
Come one. tC0n,s all Core SOW. va
a. this vCA 20 tlesor1t1r1ia Jacob and
kfrhci were bc1ro.aed. So this morning as
t0is wen 0l salvation Christ our shepherd
vill meet you coming un with your long
facis 0f cfres and anxeties. and he VIII
stretch out bis banl In pledge Of his af-
fcrf.0n. while an heaven vii cry ont.
"feholj. tie bridegroom cometh. 80 ye
oUt Cd n'eet hlrl-
Nou n0tict THAI this wen of Nesooota-
~ hrd q stone on it. wh.ch must ho r.
moved before tae sheep could te watered,
and 7 ilnsl on She vel ~ salvation today
hirea meats aud obstacles. which must
te remorCii in or,lcr thaf Tou may obtain
the rrirrslwent a0d fe of this Cospcl